Synergies between the social and economic strategy of the EU and the promotion of cooperativism and social economy. From the financial crisis to the sanitary crisis
Abstract
This article addresses the extent to which the EU’s economic and social strategy converge with the promotion of cooperativism in the period from the 2008 crisis to the outbreak of the current COVID19 crisis. To do this, firstly, an analysis of key initiatives in the European economic and social strategy is provided to define the existence, or not, of a favorable consideration to cooperativism. Second, a systematization of all the relevant initiatives or pronouncements of different EU institutions that refer directly or indirectly to the social economy and cooperativism is carried out. Finally, the analysis aim to discuss its evolution and pending aspects.
Received: 18 February 2021
Accepted: 02 August 2021
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